Bug 178103

Summary:	Hard drives automagically become /dev/mapper/pdc_jgobbledygook
Product:	[Fedora] Fedora	Reporter:	Chris Kloiber <ckloiber>
Component:	anaconda	Assignee:	Peter Jones <pjones>
Status:	CLOSED RAWHIDE	QA Contact:	Mike McLean <mikem>
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Version:	5	CC:	gczarcinski
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OS:	Linux
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Description Chris Kloiber 2006-01-17 20:26:37 UTC

Description of problem:

Installing x86_64 version of FC5-Test2 on ASUS K8V-SE Deluxe motherboard (AMD64,
sata_via, 2 identical 120 GB SATA drives) is not possible because the drives are
automatically made a part of a dm_raid (I think) that begins with
mapper/pdc_j... Attempting to install to this "device" looks like it works until
you try to reboot, but it won't work. I have tried partitioning/formatting the
disks manually first but the installer ignores existing partitions.

Anaconda will not acknowledge that /dev/sda and /dev/sdb exist nor allow you to
partition or use them.

Comment 1 David Cantrell 2006-01-17 20:42:35 UTC

Can you run the installer again, but pass the 'nodmraid' option at the installer
boot prompt?

Comment 2 Chris Kloiber 2006-01-18 19:13:38 UTC

Will do so as soon as possible. 

If it stays like this for GOLD, please document in RELEASE-NOTES, thanks.

Comment 3 Chris Kloiber 2006-01-19 02:14:56 UTC

'nodmraid' works. Thanks!

Comment 4 Jeremy Katz 2006-01-31 20:55:15 UTC

Fixed in CVS